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Greek-Israel defence deal is latest evidence of the blossoming Eastmed alliance
Erdogan seems incapable of maintaining genuine normalisation with anyone: every irritant in every relationship, from the S-400 to Hamas to Khashoggi, is celebrated by Erdogan, who doubles down on these policies to instrumentalise tensions with regional neighbours for domestic political purposes. It is still possible that Erdogan’s disingenuous outreach may pay off, but even if it does, it is unlikely to break the overlapping system of alliances that have been forming to contain him.
Read MoreAntisemitism and the extreme right today – Lydia Khalil
Lydia Khalil explains the way antisemitic hate spreads through neo-Nazi groups, white supremacist groups, the sovereign citizen movement and QAnon in Australia. Khalil is a research fellow at the Lowy Institute and a research associate at Deakin University’s Alfred Deakin Institute.
Read MoreRussia is astutely playing the players in Yemen
The inevitable outcome of the Biden administration’s policy on Yemen, with its overarching goal of ending the Saudi intervention, will again see Russia assume the role of supreme arbiter, as it has in several conflicts and crises across the region.
Read MoreFrom Trump to Biden: Shifting Policies Towards the Middle East – David Schenker
David Schenker is a Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. He joined an AIJAC Live Online webinar on 28 April 2021.
Read MoreAIJAC’s response to Human Rights Watch’s new report accusing Israel of “Apartheid”
This report is a textbook example of a biased organisation knowing what conclusion it wants to reach and then writing a report to substantiate it.
Read MoreEditorial: JCPOA not the Endgame
By ramping up nuclear activity in recent months, Iranian leaders have been trying to intimidate Western negotiators into rushing into a deal that will once more empower and embolden Iran to continue its destructive course with impunity.
Read MoreCardinal Edward Cassidy became a champion of Jewish people
Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, whose funeral will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Monday, had a reputation for being down to earth, with a no-nonsense style that earned him respect and affection. But no one was ever left in doubt that he had a formidable intellect and immense diplomatic skill.
Read MoreThe Palestinians ‘don’t hold the key’ to peace in the Middle East – AIJAC’s Jamie Hyams on Sky News
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s Jamie Hyams was interviewed by Cory Bernardi on The Bolt Report on Sky News Australia, 13 April 2021. He said the Abraham Accords between Bahrain, the UAE, Sudan, and Morocco have shown “the Palestinians don’t hold the key to peace in the Middle East”.
Read MoreAIJAC mourns the passing of Isi Leibler
Isi Leibler was a towering figure in Australian Jewish communal life and will be forever remembered for his contribution to the worldwide campaign for the liberation of Soviet Jewry, advancing ties between Australia and Israel and his pioneering work in Israel-Asia Relations.
Read MoreAssessing the strategic relationship between Australia & Israel: An insider’s view – Dr Mike Kelly
Former Federal Labor MP and Minister Dr Mike Kelly AM joined an AIJAC Live Online webinar on April 12 2021.
Read MoreStatement on the Passing of HRH Prince Philip
AIJAC expresses its sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Prince Philip. The son of one of the Righteous Among the Nations, he demonstrated a courageous determination and commitment to fight against the Nazis in war and to fight Nazism as an evil ideology at home and abroad.
Read MoreThe path to extremism needs to be blocked
FOR people actively working to identify and expose threats to Australians, the publication of recordings where Rightwing extremists talk of their plans to build violent networks would have come as no surprise.
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